Church of Prophet Elijah (Thessaloniki)
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece |
Part of | Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki |
Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
Reference | 456-014 |
Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
Area | 0.198 ha (0.49 acres) |
Coordinates | 40°38′27″N 22°56′54″E / 40.64083°N 22.94833°E |
The Church of Prophet Elijah (Greek: Ναός Προφήτη Ηλία, Naós Profíti Ilía) is a 14th-century church in Thessaloniki, Greece, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
The church is located in the upper quarter of the old city, and dates to the
Palaiologan period, but its original dedication is unknown. In Ottoman times, it was known as the Saraylı Mosque (Palace Mosque or Court Mosque), and through a misinterpretation of this name came about its modern dedication to the Prophet Elijah. It has been traditionally identified as the katholikon of the Nea Moni monastery, built ca. 1360–1370 on the site of a former palace destroyed in 1342 by the Zealot uprising.[2] Modern research, however, has cast doubt on this, since the Nea Moni continued to operate well into the Ottoman period, while the church of Prophet Elijah was converted into a mosque by Badrah Mustafa Pasha immediately after the city's capture in 1430. On the basis of its internal decoration, it has been suggested that the church was the katholikon of the important Akapniou Monastery.[3]
Its architectural style, a variant of
Serbia.[6]
References
- ^ "Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou & Tourta (1997), pp. 111–112
- ^ Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou & Tourta (1997), pp. 112–113
- ^ Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou & Tourta (1997), pp. 113–114
- ^ "Iliadis (2018), The church of Elijah the Prophet in Thessaloniki". Archaeology Wiki. 2018-01-29. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou & Tourta (1997), pp. 115–116
Sources
- Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou, E.; Tourta, A. (1997), Wandering in Byzantine Thessaloniki, Kapon Editions, ISBN 960-7254-47-3
- Iliadis, I. E. (2018), The church of Elijah the Prophet in Thessaloniki; Geometry and Natural Light, Archaeology & Arts (archaeology.wiki)
External links
- Media related to Church of Prophet Elias of the City, Thessaloniki at Wikimedia Commons